Paddleboarding the desert wonders of the John Day River
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2021
- Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) isn’t just for day trips!
Paddleboarding is a great, low-impact way to experience a multi-day adventure down the John Day River, a wonder of canyons and desert scenery that comes alive in spring when the river is flowing just right.
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wow, I just found my newest passion. I was out on the family paddle board at my local pond the other day, paddle fishing but the fish werent biting and i was bored so i paddled over to the mouth of a river inlet, I started paddling upstream which was fun, almost felt like i was wake surfing at times, i finally found a spot to turn around and navigate down river, before long i was lapping that spot in the river and trying to find the most technical routes zig zagging between boulders and rapids. now im hooked! i cant stop thinking bout it. Now that ive heard of touring paddle boards and seeing there are people out there who actually do this, im so inspired!
Pretty glamorous! Once a SUP’er figures out that they are riding a large air mattress, river camping gets a lot lighter. Tarp over the The top using your paddle as a pole, there’s no need for a tent on the hard ground. Keep your food to grilling and you again need a lot less. Learn pit fire style cooking and there’s no need of stoves and fuel. There really is a whole other element to outdoor adventure when it’s meant by river camping by SUP. I can’t explain how the river unwinds the mind, how rolling rapids stirs the soul, and how stand up displays a whole new perspective of the water and an intimacy untouched by other water craft. Those who do it get it. The river becomes a metaphor for life n many fashions. The river is a teacher. No need for therapy, the river can knows you like no other and gets you in the flow that breaths new life into your lungs and a kind of peace that laps upon the very arteries that contains the river of life within you.
I used to think SUP's were naff, until tried it, now have Naish One, brilliant for exploring in NZ, surfing, river runs, lakes, coast river estuaries & delta's, also used as tender for yacht. Very relaxing whole of body work out, lots of core & skiing type stance. Brilliant for getting a 3D prospective, especially in clear water, see so much more than a kayak or raft. River surf standing waves easily even on 12'6 board. That looks like an amazing river, thanks for posting.
It is great to see paddle boarders on the river. I want however to shout out a warning to all newbies and experienced paddlers alike, DO NOT WEAR A LEASH OR TEETHER OF ANY KIND ON MOVING WATER even if it is a quick release. Leashes are for large bodies of water where the wind can easily blow away your craft and leave you with an exceptionally long swim to shore. Too many people have died in a river because the craft goes one way and the paddler another way and the leash catches on a rock or snag. Even a small current can be too powerful to free yourself. I don’t want to sound critical of this trip and applaud OPB and the paddlers for doing this segment. Let’s all practice safety and enjoy the experience.
sound reasonable
Wear a Dive knife on your Ankle
I have a quick release belt that works like a charm!! This river is my home and I have the upmost respect for it.
@@MrWoodsman23 👍
The river sure does have it's own beauty !!! ❤ Watch for RATTLERS ! ☺☺☺ Did you catch any fish ??? 🐟
A lot of people had paddle boards on the Clackamas and Willamette rivers this summer. Seems like whole new realms would open. I would love to try it!
Thank you for the great color video of your stunning river.
I love sailing and kayaking, and have been an elite athlete in whitewater and marathons in the past. But no matter what craft I get on, it’s always a different experience, and whilst kayaking is still my favourite sport, I have an SUP and enjoy it to particularly cruising over the top of coral reefs.
I enjoyed this video and hearing how first-times haved enjoy the experience of the outdoors. 👍
elite? ...but ur channel is empty
I became aware of this river Bikepacking near by but just finding this video is incredible.
Wow how beautiful:). What an adventure.
I've paddled (in a whitewater kayak) the upper NF from the upper hiway bridge to Dale. It too is a spectacular, scenic, remote river run with many class 3/4 rapids and 1 class 5. It would make for a amazing adventure to start from this bridge close to the headwaters of the John Day to it's terminus on the Columbia.
I came from NC state once I moved to eastern Oregon I felt at home as I grew up in coos bay as a kid. I picked up surfing, wind surfing, and paddle boarding in NC. I remember wind surfing at hood and I'll never forget that amazing experience.
Me and my friends in the last 5 years going to a river trip with sup for 4 days in Hungary and Slovakia. Camping, having fun on the sun. Great activity! Never go to a lake or see, its too boring...Only rivers!
Cool your adventure! Amazing views! Such a beautiful video, i like it and subscribed! see you..
Yes!!
That’s rad…. Keep it goin’!
Paddle boarding looks lovely. But it does seem more suitable for still water.
Paul you got BALLS.
Sounds like a ton of fun! I don’t know if it’s practical to vacay out there but it’d be extraordinary!
It’s good for weekend camping if you have a nice car
@@mediawkwardy7230 Your name👍💯
great job!!!
Sweet ride guys Just bought my first SUP and I live in Redmond and I going to get out Biking and SUP.
This is very similar to the big trips we take in our kayaks. We just finished 73 miles down the Suwannee River in North Florida. Those videos are posted on our channel! But yes we love long trips like this.
Board shorts over a drysuit, hilarious :-)
I’ve done clarinoe to cottonwood on a pontoon gorgeous stretch
A true Inspection
Awesome video, i love the paddle board🙌🏼✨
I'm sold
A true getaway.
interesting topics,great works!
This would be kind of a combo trip: relaxation plus exercise, which is, IMO, way better than just a float trip. :-) Very cool, thanks for the vid.
this is amazing
Molto bello...
Hey! You went by where I suction gold dredge mine!
Well that is one way to make class II whitewater more challenging and tiring. Doing just about anything where you are standing up and on your feet all day is tiring. The flipside is all day on your bum in a kayak or canoe on easy whitewater or a lake gets real old too.
Saw a lady three days out in the middle of nowhere on the Deschutes. I literally had zero clue how she got out there on a paddle board and I still really don’t lol.
Cool trip I would like to do this
Very very good Shoots - Greetings ronactive
Wider dories are better (more stable, turn faster/easier) than long narrow dories. I suspect the same would be true for SUP boards. Somebody has to try it out. What's to lose?
a kayak would be a lot less tiring and more comfortable
I don't think they're out there for comfort lol
Yes, is the short answer. The long answer is personal to each paddler. Kayaked for many years but now I paddle board. Just another great way to enjoy the outdoors/life
@@stevethomas760 yes i suppose you're right about that.
Yea Paul!
which paddle board is carrying the required groover and fire pan?
As someone who purchased a paddle board just over a year ago and started doing river adventures and camping, I found this most informative. Can one sign up and pay to do this trip?
People hadn't paddle boarded before. Native peoples for 1,000s of years on craft built from reeds, hold my beer.
Native people?
What does that mean? Everybody is native to somewhere and every people originally used crude contraptions to travel through waterways.🙄
@@nativeeurope1299 You answered your own question so why bother asking in the first place. Plus a lot of those crude craft as you call them were far from crude.
I'm feel for you being a master of arrogant replies, have lots of friends do you or just people who tolerate you!
@@darrellturner560 yeah but I notice you avoided answering though. Crude means basic or simple and there is nothing wrong with that if that's what is required to do its job. The fact that you still managed to find offense in that suggests you are probably the type to take offense on other peoples' behalf for quite a lot of things.
The bendite hipsters are getting more extreme
We are hitting kook levels previously not thought possible.
I assume you did NOT carry water, but filtered as you went? And WAG bags would be lighter than a groover setup. Thanks for any input.
Which muscles do you feel the most after a day of this activity? I definitely want to try this!!!
All of them
Eurgh hamstrings!
Zen says life or adventure going one way is a challenge
WOW.
Thanks.
Might give it a go in a kayak, but paddle boarding? Nah!
Great exposure for this stretch of river. But unnecessary beginner tips from the redhead newbie
unreal
what water equipment do they have?
dry suit looks good
Nice. But what if you can't stand like that ? Bad back. Looks like fun.
I wonder how many ppl saw this video,and started sup-ing rivers, and subsequently got terribly injured, or loss of property or life.
Great video, SUPPAUL is a legend...the audio was mixed too low tho'.
Can you imagine standing up and paddle while standing for four days in a row?
Did you bring a Grover and a fire pan?
I would put on motor and a seat
I THINK A SURFERS STANCE,WOULD BE BETTER FOR NAVIGATING THE RAPIDS.
Not an expert, but surf breaks seem pretty linear and predictable. River rapids with random twists and turns and hidden rocks may be too challenging standing upright. Sit down in a kayak, I would say.
LOL cheezy
What Boards where used?
Appear to be inflatables. Easier for packing .
Hala boards
Maybe kayaking it, but paddle boarding? Nah!
isn't paddle boarding in a river like this very dangerous? I can't help but to think about falling off in rapid and hitting your head on a rock...
Yeah. Nothing wrong with sitting on the paddleboard and canoing if needed. It's way more stable. Surfing waves are ok but this river rapid stuff seems a bit out of reach for touring paddleboards.
To each their own! No offense but I can't believe people paddleboard myself unless you are surfing it. And if you're not surfing it you don't need big fins on these things, just a couple tiny fins like a wakeboard will suffice - no need for a longboard hatchet fin. It's a horribly inefficient, unstable way to get around on the water, limited on what you can take and most end up on their knees anyway. A majority of people I see on the water on these things aren't even wearing PFDs or proper attire and appear to struggle at directional tracking and stability. Some even put their dog on these things! I fully anticipate pulling some panicked, cold people (and/or their dog) to shore to the shore at some point.
Well, another ruined river on the once peaceful; eastern Oregon
Target practice time.
Please leave your drone at home OPB, not only is it illegal in the wilderness study area on the John Day river but it is also annoying to all that are exposed to it... including the animals that live there.
Seriously? STFU
Get over it, unless it hits you in the head. It's momentary, like when your theft alarm goes off on you car, everyone is glad when you shut it off, but nobody's demanding that you give it up.
I'm not trying to be a wet blanket, just thought people should be aware of the dangers of stand up paddling on rivers.
In 2011 a neighbor family (father, mother, and two daughters) went sup-ing down the Eel River in Northern California.
Everything was going great, and they were having a wonderful time. Then all of a sudden, a fallen tree log that had been submerged for however long, floated up to the surface. The tree log had spikes where branches had broken off, and one of the spikes grabbed the mother's leash. The log was spinning as it floated up, and the spinning action effectively wrapped her up on the log. The log sank, and the mother drowned right in front of her husband, and two daughters.
Be aware of your surroundings, and scout out the river first.
Always attach the leash to the paddle, and be ready to bail the paddle at a moment's notice. Never attach the leash to your ankle. Even if you have a quick release on your leash, the shear force of the river can make it impossible to reach your ankle, and grab the quick release.
Yep there needs to be more education about the purpose and uses of the leash in different environments. In more open and deeper water you dont need a life jacket, because the paddleboard IS you PFD, as long as you are connected to it with a leash. If you're surfing its very helpful not to lose your board on a wipeout. But on this river the last thing you want is to be unable to free youself from the board...
My Kokatat Ronin Pro Vest has a ring in the back that you clip your leash to, simply pull the quick release buckle in the front and the strap pulls thru releasing the ring and your leash. I also use a coiled leash that doesn't drag in the water it also has a quick release. I will always use a leash unless I'm on a lake with no wind blowing which doesn't happen often.
@@theeoarsman921 when a big log like that comes up and it's rolling, you get pulled into a spin, and wrap situation so fast, you more than likely would never have the strength or instant presence of mind to be able to pull the quick release before some part of your body was wrapped with the leash. Just not safe. Period. You can get lucky, that's for sure. But there's no such thing as being prepared for something that is that much stronger than you. Your definitely safer attaching the leash to the paddle, than you would be if it were attached to ANY part of your body. Period. Bells and whistles are cool for conversation with other gear-tech nerds. But when it comes down to actually safety in a life and death situation, there's no chance I would ever have a leash attached to my vest. Ever. Unless I was on a lake, with no wind.
@@redeyestones3738 Dan Gavere and Corran Addison were both class five kayakers who now paddle board rivers and both use leashes! I think I'll trust their opinion more than your's! Watch River Walker's a Waterlust film it's short and enjoyable!
@@theeoarsman921 you're missing the point entirely. I hope you Dan, and Corran never find out the hard way what I'm talking about..
Paddle boarding. A solution looking for a problem.
High center of gravity floating on rapids...................a recipe for failure.
This sounds like it was written for boomers who have never been outside before.
Omg, I wanted to say the same thing. Some of this is amazing, then some of it is so cringe. Lol
Never been outside before - we baby boomers actually got outside every single day and played as kids and teens unlike now where the dumb people are sitting inside their houses on a beautiful summers day staring down at their phones or playing video games. That's why generation x, y, & z are so fat and stupid.
Sorry I don't get paddle boarding, standing up on a wobbly board is stupid when canoeing has been around for thousands of years and is a proven and safe way to travel down rivers. What's next removing the seats from your bikes because standing up peddling is just way cooler.
This really is the silliest comment ever.
@@norfolknonsense7578 Then enlighten me oh wise one!
Yep I have actually seen kids on BMX style bikes with no seat. I thought they had just removed it but no there is no hole in the frame.
As an ageing kayaker I am trying paddle boarding purely to try and exercise legs and retain balance skills as I get older and I can see the attraction for those who are worried about securing a kayak to a car, capsizing or even have storage space issues. They simply inflate a board when they want it and can scramble back on when they fall off it. I agree a kayak is a great way to travel, but to introduce people to water sport the SUP seems fun and much easier than a wind surfer. Wind surfers have disappeared from the lakes in my area now. I did have the same doubts about a sit on top kayak, but now I have one purely to get friends on the water as they feel safer in it.
@@seankearney6915 Thanks for the enlightening me. I can see that this is a good way to maintain balance and core strength but let's promote it as great exercise not the best mode of transportation which they 'CZcamsrs ' are currently selling.
@@drewsbenmad Well you don't honestly expect a 100% unbiased opinion from anyone making money on youtube. I would always say hire or borrow both and get what's right for you and what you want to do. But I totally agree with you if I want to travel and be safe in most conditions I want to be in a kayak. The idea of a SUP stood up near rocks seems somewhat crazy. The older I get the longer it takes to heal and knees and elbows don't take kindly to falls. Enjoy your paddling.
This guy totally violated the John Day National Monument law by operating his drone there. And unbelievably, OPB condoned it.
Sounds like they were permitted to do so as someone else has already explained to you
I’m sorry I didn’t see your name tag that said “drone police”
OI U GOT A LOICENSE FOR THAT??
Waaaaahhh💦
You can fly drones with written permission from NPS. I'm sure OPB got that permission.
Drones scare wildlife but it appears you could care less. Not good and the last thing I want to hear in the wild is a *^$#+ drone.
Would love this combined with fishing. Awesome except women wearing makeup, give me a break, did she bring a hair dryer and battery?
You know they're for women. And they make boats, so you can just use one of those
A session is running a rapid over and over again? Never heard that little chestnut 😂 These guys sound extremely unexperienced.
Not at all, check out Pauls (aka suppaul) channel.
@@norfolknonsense7578 Ah OK my mistake. Never heard someone call it a session and they all fell in on the first drop I just assumed. His channel is pretty good though 🤙
LOL. I agree, all the other guys really look like beginners. However, going down class 3 whitewater is quite challenging.
@@norfolknonsense7578 None of that was class III, maybe II+ at most.
@@jfo738 Clarno rapid is rated class III-IV. However, I haven't done it myself yet. Just looked it up as Paul couldn't do it easily and he is a beast.
It doesn’t make a difference if you’re in the ocean, a river, or a bathtub, SUPing is for wankers
I have well over 800 paid hours on a paddle board. I need a sponsor... haha and you never ever use a tether on a river..... ever
What about a one with a quick release. You might end up stranded due to the current otherwise.
@@jaimeb.7537 That's river sports sht happens, you just swim to shore or an eddy ASAP.
That's about as stupid a statement as there ever was!
Paddle boarding is awkward af. Any extended amount of time on one is not fun. Far too slow.